Ian McKellen
Sir Ian Murray McKellen is an English actor. He has played roles on the screen and stage in genres ranging from Shakespearean dramas and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. He is regarded as a British cultural icon and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1991. He has received numerous accolades, including a Tony Award, six Laurence Olivier Awards, an Actor Award and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards, five BAFTAs and five Emmy Awards.
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The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
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2027
Avengers: Doomsday
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2026
Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol
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2026
The Christophers
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2026
A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'
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2025
The Critic
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2024
Hamlet
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2024
Infinitum: Subject Unknown
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2021
Cats
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2019
The Good Liar
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2019
On Broadway
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2019
All Is True
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2018
National Theatre Live: King Lear
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2018
Animal Crackers
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2018
Beauty and the Beast
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2017
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
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2017
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
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2016
The Dresser
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2015
Mr. Holmes
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2015
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
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2014
X-Men: Days of Future Past
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2014
Miss in Her Teens
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2014
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
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2013
The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin
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2013
Muse of Fire
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2013
Doctor Who: The Snowmen
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2012
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
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2012
King Lear
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2008
The Golden Compass
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2007
Flushed Away
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2006
X-Men: The Last Stand
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2006
The Da Vinci Code
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2006
Doogal
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2006
Neverwas
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2005
Asylum
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2005
The Magic Roundabout
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2005
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
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2005
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
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2004
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
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2004
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
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2003
The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making X2
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2003
X2
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2003
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
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2003
X-Men: Premieres Around the World
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2003
Emile
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2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
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2002
Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
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2001
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
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2001
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'
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2001
X-Men
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2000
X-Men: The Mutant Watch
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2000
Apt Pupil
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1998
Gods and Monsters
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1998
Swept from the Sea
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1998
Bent
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1997
Rasputin
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1996
Richard III
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1995
Restoration
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1995
Richard III
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1995
Jack & Sarah
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1995
Cold Comfort Farm
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1995
To Die For
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1994
The Shadow
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1994
I'll Do Anything
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1994
Six Degrees of Separation
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1993
The Ballad of Little Jo
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1993
Last Action Hero
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1993
Scandal
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1989
Plenty
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1985
The Keep
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1983
The Scarlet Pimpernel
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1982
Priest of Love
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1981
Macbeth
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1979
Edward II
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1970
A Touch of Love
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1969
Frank and Percy
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